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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Tue Feb 28, 2017, 12:28 PM Feb 2017

Where's Colin Powell?

Where are the others like Condi Rice?
Where are the "sane" Republicans?
Why the silence?

I know there's no way Republicans like this aren't horrified by this wannabe dictator yet they sit on their hands as far as I can tell.

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Where's Colin Powell? (Original Post) SHRED Feb 2017 OP

Assuming they did come out against trump, why would the media cover it? still_one Feb 2017 #1

What can they do? loyalsister Feb 2017 #2

Who do the deplorables love more? Bayard Feb 2017 #3

Powell endorsed Hillary and called Trump an international disgrace stevenleser Feb 2017 #4

still_one

(98,883 posts)

1. Assuming they did come out against trump, why would the media cover it?

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2017, 12:33 PM

Feb 2017

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)

2. What can they do?

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2017, 12:47 PM

Feb 2017

What can they say? There is no way they can have an effect. It would be a useless effort.

Bayard

(30,275 posts)

3. Who do the deplorables love more?

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2017, 12:57 PM

Feb 2017

Trump or W? Bush actually came out with some cogent criticism yesterday. I was surprised.

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)

4. Powell endorsed Hillary and called Trump an international disgrace

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2017, 01:12 PM

Feb 2017

http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/colin-powell-endorses-hillary-clinton-for-president-1.12504956

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/14/politics/colin-powell-dcleaks/

He's probably wondering after that didn't help stop Trump from being elected what exactly he could or should say or do now.

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